digital music

I’m reading the Steve Jobs biography and remembering the digital music revolution. It’ s been about 9 years since the launch of the iTunes store, so there’s been time for digital music to mature some, and for a new generation to grow up with a new model for acquiring and listening to music. I was interested to see how people get their music today. Nielsen just released its first ever report on how people, both kids(13-17) and adults (18+), listen to music. The results…YouTube, Radio, and CDs are the most popular ways. CDs! I found the results really surprising and had to share. Most of my peers use spotify or pandora. I’m an iTunes guy. The smart playlist function is amazing, and I like to own my music. See the chart below for a full breakdown of listening preferences, or read more in this WSJ article.